American Cigarette & Cigar Co. v. Garner

The plaintiff’s appeal presents the question whether the finding by the court that the shipment of goods was received by a common carrier for transportation in interstate commerce, and bill of lading issued therefor, without limitation or exception, and that, due to robbery by unknown persons, the goods were lost en route and never delivered was alone sufficient to impose liability for the value thereof upon the defendant carrier.

The common law rule holds a common carrier, in the absence of special contract, liable for loss of goods in transit, unless the carrier can show that the loss was…